Arch Rivals Set to Clash in MCL 40 Overs Final
John AaronNew YorkNews August 19, 2023
By John L. AaronMetropolitan Cricket League (MCL) arch-rivals Westbury Cricket Club and Villagers Sports Club will do battle this Sunday in the Clement “Busta” Lawrence annual 40-Overs classic this Sunday at the venerable venue named after a New York cricket icon Roy A. Sweeney at Gateway Drive, Brooklyn. Roy... Read more
Semi-Final Contracts Signed Amid Collateral Damage
John AaronNews August 11, 2023
By John L. AaronThe 2023 Metropolitan Cricket League’s (MCL) Clement “Busta” Lawrence 40-Overs Premier League’s semi-final “contracts” have been signed even as the league assesses the way forward from the collateral damage occurring within the cricket Diaspora of New York City and the MCL. Before getting into the tournament’s... Read more
Battle for Leaderboard Spots Intensifies
John AaronNew YorkNews August 5, 2023
The Metropolitan Cricket League’s Clement “Busta” Lawrence 40-Overs Premier League’s 2023 season has intensified now that the semi-finals and championship final are in sight.
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By John L. AaronThe 2023 edition of the Metropolitan Cricket League’s Clement “Buster” Lawrence 40-Overs Premier League is winding down with the season playoffs on the horizon, with Westbury Cricket Club maintaining its number one spot on the leaderboard. Atlantis Cricket Club – NY held its number two spot... Read more
By John L. AaronThe New York City-based Rockaway Group of Companies brought cricket excitement to Idlewild Park this past Fourth of July American Independence Day with a double dose of cricket fan excitement, with lots of fireworks from the bats of many. Teaming up with Queens United Sports Club’s... Read more
By John L. AaronWith seasonal cricket comes seasonal showers and hot, humid days. It was no different last Sunday as the Metropolitan Cricket League did everything possible to get in a round of matches across Brooklyn and Long Island in New York. Some bowling was wet, and some bats... Read more
By John L. AaronThe Georgia Women Cricket Association’s 10th Annual Atlanta Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament, held over this past Memorial Day Weekend in the Peach State, provided yet another opportunity for women cricketers in the USA to bring greater awareness of the sport and female participation to a sports-crazy... Read more
By John Aaron Westbury Cricket Club vs. Villagers Sports ClubWestbury Won by 46 RunsThe most anticipated match of last weekend was the Westbury vs. Villagers at Westbury High School on Long Island. Winning the toss, Villagers elected to bowl on a pitch favored with much better weather than Brooklyn... Read more
Runs and Wickets Star in Round 6 Fixture
John AaronNews July 2, 2023
By John L. AaronAs the New York Metropolitan Cricket League’s Clement “Busta” Lawrence Premier 40-overs 2023 season nears the halfway mark, players continue to star with both bat and ball. As always in cricket, wickets follow runs because batting comes before wickets. The battle between the prognosticators of willow... Read more